The Broker Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in Grand Theft Auto IV, Episodes from Liberty City and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars connecting Algonquin and Broker in Liberty City.
Description[]
The Broker Bridge is the southernmost crossing of the Humboldt River, south of the Algonquin Bridge.
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
The Broker Bridge in Grand Theft Auto IV carries vehicles and pedestrians. Vehicles can access the bridge via the on-ramps on Masterson Street or directly from an interchange at the Broker - Dukes Expressway. Pedestrians can climb up the large stone towers, accessible from Mohawk Avenue in Hove Beach at the Broker end, and just north of Pier 45 in Fishmarket South at the Algonquin end. Vehicles occupy two dual-lanes of traffic, while pedestrians use an elevated walkway in the middle.
At night, the bridge is lit up with orange lights along the main cables. The tops of the towers are also lit up with red lights on each corner, amber lights on the east-bound traffic side, and white on the west-bound traffic side. The main suspension tower lights light up slightly earlier than the cable lights.
Underneath the bridge is the Fishmarket South Skatepark with several half and quarter pipes along with a Flying Rat.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars[]
Unlike Grand Theft Auto IV, the center walkway in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is no longer accessible and is not seen with pedestrians crossing it. The bridge also has three suspension towers as opposed to only two in Grand Theft Auto IV.
History[]
According to A History of Liberty City, construction began on the Broker Bridge after Broker residents complained of how rowing across the Humboldt River to and from Broker and Algonquin was abysmal. Manic-depressives had also complained that there was nothing tall enough in Liberty City to jump off of to commit suicide. Construction of the bridge caused organized crime to boom, and residents were given a new place to dump bodies. Similar to its real-life counterpart, wherein the Brooklyn Bridge was the site of the first bridge suicide. The bridge was built before the American Civil War while its real-life counterpart, the Brooklyn Bridge, was completed in 1883, 18 years after the Civil War finished.
Higgins Helitours informs the player that the Broker Bridge is used in many movies and TV shows. In 2008, it was targeted by terrorists in Weazel's 72.
Inside Drusilla's, Ray Boccino's restaurant, during cutscenes, an old picture of the Broker Bridge can be seen.
Tavell Clinton, from Los Santos, sprayed CGF on the bridge according to his Lifeinvader page in 2013.
Influence[]
The Broker Bridge is based on the Brooklyn Bridge, while its approach arch in Algonquin is based on the Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade located at the Manhattan Bridge Lower Roadway, both in New York.
The geography of the bridge on the Broker side is similar to the Verazanno-Narrows Bridge, but on the Algonquin side, it is in a similar location to the Brooklyn Bridge's northern terminus.
Intersections[]
| Location | Type | Road | Direction | Image(s) |
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| Chinatown | 
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Albany Avenue & Diamond Street | n/b toward San Juan Road, Topaz Street & Union Drive East s/b toward South Parkway Continuation of Diamond Street from Union Drive West |
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| Hove Beach | 
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Oneida Avenue | e/b direction: Exit toward Oneida Avenue w/b direction: Entrance from Oneida Avenue |
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Oneida Avenue | e/b direction: Entrance from Oneida Avenue w/b direction: Exit toward Oneida Avenue |
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| Firefly Projects | 
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Broker-Dukes Expressway | n/b toward Dukes Boulevard, Hewes Street & Savannah Avenue s/b toward Crockett Avenue & Shinnecock Avenue |
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Collectibles[]
- Three Flying Rats.
Gallery[]
Official Screenshots[]
View of the Broker Bridge looking east towards Broker.
A Police Maverick tailing a train with the bridge in the background during For the Man Who Has Everything.
The Broker Bridge with Hove Beach in the foreground, one of the most recognizable screenshots of GTA IV.
LCPD Police Predators pursue Niko in a Tropic under the bridge.
A Police Maverick shines its spotlight on wanted Niko with the Broker Bridge in the background.
Niko in a stolen Police Cruiser along the Broker Bridge.
Niko walking away from a Faction in Firefly Projects, with the Broker Bridge in view.
A Comet speeds through busy traffic on the Broker Bridge.
Niko stood on the pulpit of a Reefer overlooking the Broker Bridge.
The Broker Bridge seen from Outlook at sunset.
The Broker Bridge looking south from Hove Beach.
Images[]
The Broker Bridgeseen from Hove Beach.
The Broker Bridge stairways in Fishmarket South.
The Broker Bridge landing passing over Borlock Road.
At the top of the stairways, facing towards Broker.
The Broker Bridge seen on a dollar bill.
Broker Bridge on Peep That Shit's "Soak in the Sights" section.
Trivia[]
- Although the bridge is blocked to traffic from the start of the game (to be unlocked as the game progresses), the pedestrian walkway above is not. It is therefore possible to walk across the bridge and enter Algonquin from the very start of the game. Doing so, however, results in a 6-star wanted level (although NPCs are allowed to cross the boundaries without the apparent penalty).